THEME EXPLORATION

gladiator combat

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
American Sniper
American Sniper
2014 · Clint Eastwood
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Combat naval en Grèce
Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Zhang Yimou
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His epic reimagining of gladiatorial Rome in Gladiator (2000) defined modern sword-and-sandal cinema with visceral combat and moral complexity.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

Spartacus (1960) remains a landmark exploration of gladiator rebellion, freedom, and the human cost of arena combat in ancient Rome.